When I try to do BD Live it says please confirm your player is connected to the internet. It is connected so what do I need to do. On the network connection test it says its working properly. Or do you have to set it up for bdlive all Ive done is plug my internet cord into my player.Is their more you have to do for bdlive?

The first part of the statement is true. The second part is questionable. Volume and quality should not be mixed up.

The reason why Bitstream (Re-encode) can be lesser of quality than Bitstream (Audiophile) is because of lossless codecs, e.g. TrueHD and Master Audio. After the 1600 decodes them, it must be "re-encoded" to DTS to be bitstreamed to the receiver as such. Thus loss in sound quality. As for sound volume loss, that depends and there are other variables and codec attributes involved. For the sake of discussion volume and quality should be separated.

Bitstream (Audiophile) should be used with HDMI connection. The only problem is secondary audio is not heard if you like BonusView material or Director's commentaries while playing the movie.

Im in the market for a blu ray, and i dont know anything about them and was helping you guys could help me out. I have narrowed it down between the samsung bd-p2500 and the bd-p1600, because of the netflix live stream. I really liked the option of wi-fi (with dongle)with the p1600 because my computer is in the other room, but within line of site. Then you guys started talking about hqv processing(which i have no idea what that is) and now Im having a hard time trying to figure out which one to buy. The extra 50 dollars for the p1600 is not a huge concern for me. Will the dongle work with the 2500 as well or will the 2500 always have to be plugged in via ethernet cable. One last concern for me is my internet speed is only 3100 kbs and was wondering how the netflix live stream will work with that. thanks in advance

Im in the market for a blu ray, and i dont know anything about them and was helping you guys could help me out. I have narrowed it down between the samsung bd-p2500 and the bd-p1600, because of the netflix live stream. I really liked the option of wi-fi (with dongle)with the p1600 because my computer is in the other room, but within line of site. Then you guys started talking about hqv processing(which i have no idea what that is) and now Im having a hard time trying to figure out which one to buy. The extra 50 dollars for the p1600 is not a huge concern for me. Will the dongle work with the 2500 as well or will the 2500 always have to be plugged in via ethernet cable. One last concern for me is my internet speed is only 3100 kbs and was wondering how the netflix live stream will work with that. thanks in advance

I think most of your questions can be answered in the 2500/2550 thread, especially the internet connection speed with Netflix.

The 2500/2550 has a usb port and a LAN port in the back. I'm not sure if a wireless USB dongle can be used there or not. It's probably used for BD-Live content storage and FW updates from an already downloaded FW update file, not using it as a network connection. Again check the master thread for confirmation.

HQV is an involved discussion. Something I don't really know a lot about. There are 4 main things HQV processing does to improve the picture quality. Number 1 on the list is reduces noise of an image. IMHO, HQV processing is not really a must have. But if you can get it built-in the player or receiver then it's a bonus. On an average or entry level HT setup, without a trained eye, one can't really tell the difference with or without HQV processing . With a trained eye, and a dedicated system, maybe with a 200" screen or so, then yes, HQV processing can make a difference.

It has been discussed on other BD player threads concerning the upscaling PQ of DVDs of BD players not being adequate. In this case, having HQV processing done with the Realta or Reon chip can help.

I better stop here before the videophiles begin to brand me... if they haven't started to do so already . Hope you have enough to get started.

Im in the market for a blu ray, and i dont know anything about them and was helping you guys could help me out. I have narrowed it down between the samsung bd-p2500 and the bd-p1600, because of the netflix live stream. I really liked the option of wi-fi (with dongle)with the p1600 because my computer is in the other room, but within line of site. Then you guys started talking about hqv processing(which i have no idea what that is) and now Im having a hard time trying to figure out which one to buy. The extra 50 dollars for the p1600 is not a huge concern for me. Will the dongle work with the 2500 as well or will the 2500 always have to be plugged in via ethernet cable. One last concern for me is my internet speed is only 3100 kbs and was wondering how the netflix live stream will work with that. thanks in advance

I picked up a 1600 last week at BB. I have been lurking here at everyone's feedback. This is my first Blu-ray and my TV is on that way so I can't really give it a fair assessment. Like most, my DVD collect is abudant so upscaling is pretty important. I got a 58" Panasonic and would hate to have bad imagine on that big a TV. The Pandora and Netflix set up was fast. The volume seems a bit uneven though. Pandora blares at the same volume as watching a movie off Netflix. I'm also interested in the upscaling for other reasons. I create a lot of videos for people. My video gear is HD but I output to DVD. I'm wondering how those video's will look or if I am better off redoing to Blu-ray.

My biggest concern now is setting up my player to work with a Harmony remote. Does the remote for the 1600 have similair buttons to the 1500 or 2500?

My biggest concern now is setting up my player to work with a Harmony remote. Does the remote for the 1600 have similair buttons to the 1500 or 2500?

I've had several Samsung players (P1000, UP5000, P2550) and haven't update my Harmony since I originally programmed it for the P1000... all of the IR codes have been the same for all three players, and I'm pretty sure they physical remotes are identical as well. I would say any of the Samsung BD models should work fine for Harmony programing purposes.

Why? First of all, it is already in Harmony online database. Second of all, if some buttons not listed, you can always learn them from your OEM remote.

I have to say I'm shocked. It is suprising to see Harmony is more up to date than Best Buy or even Samsung. Neither have the 1600 listed on their web yet they are obviously selling them. Regardless thanks Foxbat for pointing it out. Now if you could only yell at the delivery company who is holding up my TV.

I picked one of these up at the SF Harrison Street BB last night, along with the Dark Night Blu-Ray DVD. This is actually the first time I have owned a Blu-Ray player and the first time watching a Blu-Ray movie, and I must say I am really impressed.

The Dark Knight is a really stupid story, but I bought it for the special effects and because I had heard it was a great demo of Blu-Ray, and it sure seems to be.

I don't have it on my LAN yet so have not checked out Netflix and Pandora. There don't seem to be any FW upgrades available on the Samsung site yet, but with my very short trial of the unit so far, I don't see need of any upgrades.

Sucks that the remote isn't backlit though. Fortunately, I was able to easily program my Logitech Harmony One and it works great.

In my old DVD player, a Bravo D2, I ran an optical audio out to my new Sony 7.1 receiver and it pretty much did a handshake with auto format detection turned on (AFD set to "on" on the receiver). When I would play a DTS ES discrete disc (non-blue ray), the Sony would display "DTS ES discrete 7.1" with scrolling text upon the detection of the audio signal.

I replaced the D2 with the bd-p1600, and so far I cannot get the same result with non-blue ray discs. Any words of wisdom here? I have tried all audio formats going out of the 1600.

Hey, it's my opinion. I thought the whole thing was overly predictable and way too long. The only acting in it that I liked was Ledger's Joker, and I still think Jack Nicholson should have had the role.

In my old DVD player, a Bravo D2, I ran an optical audio out to my new Sony 7.1 receiver and it pretty much did a handshake with auto format detection turned on (AFD set to "on" on the receiver). When I would play a DTS ES discrete disc (non-blue ray), the Sony would display "DTS ES discrete 7.1" with scrolling text upon the detection of the audio signal.

I replaced the D2 with the bd-p1600, and so far I cannot get the same result with non-blue ray discs. Any words of wisdom here? I have tried all audio formats going out of the 1600.

Thanks for any tips

Looks like your AVR will decode DTS-ES, but are you connecting your 1600 via optical or HDMI? If it's HDMI, it's possible your receiver will only process multichannel PCM, or your player is set to PCM mode (legacy codecs will also be sent as PCM and decoded by the player). If you're using optical, it's possible that option is also set to PCM mode, and while you're actually hearing the proper DTS-ES, the audio has been already decoded and the receiver is getting PCM.